Sunday 10 July 2022

Ephraim Rosenberg (1881 - 1954)

Ephraim Rosenberg is my maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Moses Rosenberg (1852 - 1915) and Leah (1854 - 1892)

Born: 3 July 1881 in Manchester, England

Married: Bertha Kaufman in Manchester in 1906 (January - March). Ephraim and Bertha were both age 25

Hebrew name: Efraim son of Moshe

Children
Their first child was born in 1907 when Ephraim and Bertha were both 26. Their last child was born in 1914 when Ephraim and Bertha were both 33

Occupation: Clerk in his father's clothing business in the 1891 census, commercial traveller selling waterproofs and caps in the 1911 census, a wholesale clothing manufacturer in the 1921 census and a commercial traveller (clothing) in the 1939 register

Census details
1891
Ephraim and his family are living at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Moses is a cap manufacturer age 40 and Leah is listed as 39, both born in Russia, Poland. The children living at home are Betsey age 19 a cap maker, Abraham age 18, a cap clerk, Joseph age 15 a cap traveller, Ephraim age 9, Annie age 4 and Lena age 3.



1901
The family is now at 84 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England and Moses is the owner of the house. He is still a cap manufacturer age 49, born in Russia but now a naturalized British subject. His wife, Julia is age 49 and born in Liverpool (his first wife, Leah, died of influenza in 1892). Ephraim is age 19 and a clerk in the business, Annie is 14 and Lena is 12, all born in Manchester. They have a general servant living with them, Susan Hellegher age 23 from County Cavan, Ireland


1911
Ephraim is now married and he and Bertha are living at 32 Petworth Street, Cheetham,  Manchester. His age is listed as 29 years and Bertha is also 29 Years of age. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a commercial traveller selling waterproofs and caps. Their children are listed as Marcus age 3 years and Harris age 1 year. Also living with them is Mary Stone, age 49, a domestic servant



1921
Ephraim and Bertha are living in a ten roomed house at 3 Northumberland street Broughton Manchester. His age is listed as 39 years and 11 months (the census was conducted on 19 June 1921) and Bertha is also 39 Years and 11 months old. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a wholesale clothing manufacturer. He is an employer and his place of work is 6 North Street, Manchester. Their children are listed as Marcus age 13 years and 11 months, Harris age 12 years and 2 months and Freida age 7 years and 3 months. Also living with them are Ephraim's sister Lena and Nellie Brown, a domestic servant age 24 years and 9 months



1939 register
Ephraim and Bertha are living at 23 Alverstone Road, Liverpool. Bertha is a housewife and Ephraim is a commercial traveller (clothing). Living with them is their son Harris


Death
23 April 1954 in Liverpool, Lancashire, at 72 years of age. Buried in Springwood Cemetery, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Tombstone for Ephraim Rosenberg. In loving memory of Ephraim Rosenberg who died 23rd April 1954 aged 72 years. Deeply mourned and sadly missed by his wife Bertha, son, daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friend. The Hebrew says "Here lies a dear respected man, Efrayim, son of Moshe. Died Nissan 21"

Death notice
The Guardian (London) 28 April 1954, p. 12

Documents
Ephraim and I. Emanuel were partners in the Imperial Waterproof Company, manufacturing waterproof and rainproof garments. The partnership was dissolved on 29 February 1916 with Ephraim exiting, to be replaced by R. H. Green. The London Gazette, Issue 29625, 16 June 1916, Page 6011

Residences

In the 1891 census Ephraim and his family were living at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester


By the 1901 census the family had moved down the road to 84 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester

In the 1921 census Ephraim and his family were living at 3 Northumberland street, Broughton, Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist


Ephraim's clothing manufacturing business in 1921 was at 6 North Street, Cheetham, Manchester


In the 1939 register Ephraim and his family were living at 26 Alverstone road, Liverpool, England


Ephraim was living at 14 Orton Rd, Wavertree, Liverpool at the time of his death
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